''Kid Sentiment'' is a Canadian

docufiction Docufiction (or docu-fiction) is the cinematographic combination of documentary and fiction, this term often meaning narrative film. It is a film genre which attempts to capture reality such as it is (as direct cinema or cinéma vérité) and ...

film, directed by

Jacques Godbout Jacques Godbout, OC, CQ (born November 27, 1933) is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet. By his own admission a bit of a dabbler (''touche-à-tout''), Godbout has become one of the most important wri ...

and released in 1968. Mixing fiction with documentary in the direct cinema style and working with a cast of non-professional actors, the film depicts 1960s youth culture through a narrative fiction story about four teenagers in

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mixed with segments in which Godbout directly interviews the actors about their goals, values and philosophies of life.Wendy Michener, "A film-maker looks at les kids of Quebec". ''

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'', March 30, 1968. The film starred Andrée Cousineau, François Guy, Michèle Mercure and Louis Parizeau, as well as writer

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in a supporting role. Guy and Parizeau were real-life musicians with the

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rock band Les Sinners, who provided two songs for the film's soundtrack, while Cousineau and Mercure were

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s Guy and Parizeau knew from the club scene; Mercure was the daughter of actress

Monique Mercure Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure (), was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cann ...

. The film was a

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nominee for

Best Feature Film Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...

at the

20th Canadian Film Awards The 20th Canadian Film Awards were held on October 4, 1968 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 81-83. The ceremo ...

in 1968.Wendy Michener, "Dief: Best actor?". ''

'', May 22, 1968. Following its Canadian theatrical premiere in 1968, the film was screened in the

Director's Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...

stream at the

1969 Cannes Film Festival The 22nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 23 May 1969. At this festival a new non-competitive section called Directors' Fortnight was added, in response to the cancellation of the 1968 festival. The Grand Prix du Festival International d ...

. The film was later released on DVD, with a 1967 episode of the Canadian television variety series '' Let's Go'' as a bonus feature. Parizeau later left the music business and became a private investigator. In 2019, he appeared in the documentary film ''

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(Tenir tête)'' to speak about mental health challenges after having been diagnosed with

bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that last from days to weeks each. If the elevated mood is severe or associated with ...

.Silvia Galipeau
"Tenir tête: bipolaires, fous, mais pas foutus"
'' La Presse'', March 21, 2019.

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* 1968 films Canadian docufiction films Films shot in Quebec Films directed by Jacques Godbout National Film Board of Canada films Canadian rock music films French-language Canadian films 1960s Canadian films {{1960s-Canada-film-stub